1. DIDÁCTICA ESPECIAL I
OBSERVATION FILE (2015)
Procedures to be followed:
In this file you will find the observation tasks to be done during this period:
 The dates to be handed in are going to be stipulated during class time.
 The reports on them should be completed in time and form in order to be
accepted, they have an order and it cannot be changed.
 The observations have a clear identification at the beginning of each of them, it
is as important as the observation itself to complete, date, time of the class,
name of the teacher and school/institution.
 It is not necessary to make the teacher of the course to be observed to sign
your paper.
 You will be asked to hand in them at any time by your teacher. There are no
possibilities of not having them when they are asked for as you will have plenty
of time to make them. Holidays and schools calendar will be considered.
 Even when doing the observations in pairs you have to have your own
individual report.
 REMEMBER: ALWAYS ASK THE TEACHER IN CHARGE OF THE CLASSROOM
PERMISSION TO OBSERVE HIM/HER. THIS SHOULD BE DONE AT LEAST 24
HOURS BEFORE YOUR OBSERVATION.

2. OBSERVATION TASK Nº1: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE:
DATE/TIME:
1) Go to a school or institute, sit or stand in a patio/yard or wherever it is
possible. Observe the activities the children are doing there, what are they
talking about, are they playing? Observe different ages.
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2) When the time for the class arrives, how are they called to the classroom? (By a
bell? by the teacher?) How do they react?
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3. OBSERVATION TASK Nº 2: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE: DATE/TIME:
Pay attention to routines:
1st the ones outside the classroom meaning: how they go out to the break, how long is
the break?, how many breaks are there? If you can´t stay long enough to find out
about all that, ask students or the teacher.
2nd the ones inside the classroom: to do so you must go to observe the first period of
this teacher. Observe and write all the actions you consider are performed every time
this teacher enters the classroom, greets the class and proceeds to start the lesson.
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4. OBSERVATION TASK Nº 3: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE:
DATE/TIME:
1)-Observe any teacher, it can be a teacher of English, the teacher of the
course, a PE teacher, etc.
 How does he/ she address students? How do they address the teacher?
 What does the teacher ask for? What do the students ask for?
 What´s the general atmosphere of the classroom? Can you relate it to
the teacher´s personality? Or to the group of students?
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5. OBSERVATION TASK Nº 4: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE:
DATE/TIME:
Describe the classroom:
 How are the students seated? Rows? Semicircle? Tables?
 Is there enough space to move? Can the students move? Can the teacher get
near them?
 Describe the general environment. (posters, shelves, etc)
Now focus on the students:
 How do students call the attention of the teacher?
 What kind of activities do they do in this class?
 How do they respond to the activities?
 What do they like best? What didn´t they like? Can you relate this likings to the
theories you read?
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6. OBSERVATION TASK Nº 5: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE:
DATE/TIME:
Focus on one student and ask yourself these questions:
 What does he/she look like? I mean attentive, bored, etc.
 What do you think he/she is thinking on?
 Where is he / she seated? Back, front, middle?
 Does he/ she talk while listening to the teacher, writing, etc?
 Does he/ she pay attention to the teacher´s words?
Make an inference from theory in order to explain his/her behavior.
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7. OBSERVATION TASK Nº 6:
TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE: DATE/TIME:
DISRUPTIONS
In a complete period class, pay attention to the moments in which the class is
interrupted. Write down which are the causes of these interruptions from inside
and from outside the classroom. Write down the mood of the class after them.
What does the teacher do? Any ideas to offer?
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8. OBSERVATION Nº 7: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE: DATE/TIME:
Pay attention to the instructions given:
How they are given, voice, gestures, material. When they are given; do they need
repetition? Which ones are complicated? Which ones are easily received and
performed?
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9. OBSERVATION TASK Nº8: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE: DATE/TIME:
Considering the four skills listening, reading, speaking and writing; try to make a time
diagram in which you show the amount of time devoted to each of them or to some of
them in this class. You can decide the way to show it , it can be a line, chart,
percentages etc.
After ending it, try to uncover the reasons of the balance or not of them in this class.
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10. OBSERVATIN TASK Nº 9: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE:
DATE/TIME:
Make a diagramof interactions, by interactions we mean every exchange of oral or
physical exchange. For example: an answer to a question, an order that is followed by
doing something, a movement that is necessary to fulfill a task, etc.
Decide on the best way to show it.

11. OBSERVATION TASK Nº10: TEACHER:
SCHOOL: COURSE: DATE/TIME:
-STOLEN GOODS- (Adapted from Jeremy Harmer “Teaching English to
children”)
As you observe the lesson, note down several things that you would like to "steal" from
this teacher and the lesson in order to make them part of your own teaching. This may
include personal qualities, teaching skills and techniques, activities, classroom routines,
atmosphere, games etc. Include notes to help you remember any important details. You
may also want to record this in your portfolio.
Stolen Item 1:
Description of the item:
I stole this because:
Stolen Item 2
Description of the item:
I stole this because:
Stolen item 3:
Description of the item:
I stole this because:
Stolen item 4:
Description of the item:
I stole this because: